What snow removal? Indy council member asks

5:01 PM,
Jan. 2, 2014

A motorist in a Jeep helps another after a slide-off on Michigan Road this morning.

Written by

Today's snowfall sparked a political war of words, with a City-County Council member seizing on what he considered lackluster snow removal efforts to criticize Mayor Greg Ballard's leadership.

Ballard's spokesman, for his part, said bad timing - the storm intensified just before morning rush hour - made it tough for the city's 90-truck snow-removal fleet to keep up on main thoroughfares. And Marc Lotter said that under Ballard, the Department of Public Works has upgraded or replaced most of the fleet, making it more efficient than under any previous administration.